Algerian

American  

[al-jeer-ee-uhn] / ælˈdʒɪər i ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Algeria or its inhabitants.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Algeria.

Algerian British  

/ ælˈdʒɪərɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Algeria or its inhabitants

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Algeria

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• pro-Algerian
  adjective
• anti-Algerian
  adjective
• trans-Algerian
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Algerian

First recorded in 1870–75; Algeri(a) + -an

Example Sentences

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday described the U.A.E.’s withdrawal as a “non-event.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Spain’s foreign minister traveled to Algiers the following day to also seek assurances that Algerian gas would continue to flow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Florence Miailhe’s oil-painted memory play tells of Alfred Nakache, a French swimmer of Algerian Jewish descent who finished ahead of Nazi competitors at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, joined the Resistance and survived Auschwitz.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

They were not intimidated by a Marrakesh crowd of 32,452 which was almost entirely dedicated to the Algerian cause, but the atmosphere is likely to be far more hostile for Wednesday's semi-final in Rabat.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

Another example is the Algerian revolution, led by Ben Bella; they threw out the French who had been there over 100 years.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey